Tantilla briggsi
Species of snake
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Tantilla briggsi, also known commonly as Briggs's centipede snake and la culebra centipedívora de Briggs in Mexican Spanish, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico.[2]
| Tantilla briggsi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Tantilla |
| Species: | T. briggsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Tantilla briggsi Savitzky & H.M. Smith, 1971 | |
Etymology
The specific name, briggsi, is in honor of William T. Briggs who was Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Colorado.[3]: 39
Geographic range
Habitat
Behavior
Tantilla briggsi is terrestrial.[1]
